Yesterday was very tiring.
We were up at 03.50 and then took a taxi to Newcasle Airport for the 05.55 to Amsterdam.
But we didn't wake the cat....
Saw Jimmy Nelson (a note for those from local school football!) taking a group of young NUFC players to a Futsal tournament in Nice ('nice' work if you can get it...).
Straightforward flight - then a 2 mile hike around Schipol to the gate for our next flight. On board at 10.00 but did not take off until 10.45 because there was a broken seat in the crew area...
We now settled down for the 13 hour flight - the longest either of us has ever done. We flew with KLM - the service and food were good.
Julia got through a few films while I read Alexei Sayles' biography of his childhood "Stalin Ate My Homework". I finished it before we arrived - can't remember the last time I read a book in one sitting. But, there again, I don't usually sit in one place for 13 hours!
After the torture of the flight we were not best pleased to stand in a queue for 2 hours to get through Argentine passport control. To our relief our bags had travelled on the plane with us so we jumped into the car we had organised to get here to the hotel. We tipped into bed at local time 23.00 - which would have been 02.00 in the UK. So about 22 hours to get here.
Down to breakfast now after a fitful night's sleep.
That penguin has appeared again...
Looking a bit weary after getting through Argentine passport control
The Hotel Emperador....
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